Burger guide · Merrill, WI
The best burgers in Merrill, WI
Merrill has plenty of fast-food drive-thrus, but if you want a real pub burger — fresh-ground, hand-pressed, cooked to order on Texas toast or a pretzel bun — Ballyhoos is the spot.
Where to get the best burger in Merrill, WI
Ballyhoos at 124 N Prospect Street serves 13 hand-pressed, fresh-ground burgers on Texas toast, pretzel buns and ciabatta — a real pub burger, not fast food. 5.0 stars on Google.
- Style
- Fresh-ground, hand-pressed
- Price
- $10.95 – $14.95
- Popular
- Bally Beezer · Curd Burger · BBQ Brisket
- Bread
- Texas toast · Pretzel bun · Ciabatta
- Address
- 124 North Prospect Street, Merrill, WI 54452
- Phone
- (715) 536-7600
Pub burgers, not fast food
Most quick burgers in Merrill come off a freezer line. Ballyhoos patties are ground fresh, hand-pressed, and cooked to order — then built on specialty bread. The Bally Beezer stacks American & Swiss, sliced prime rib, bacon and BBQ on Texas toast with Beezer sauce. The Curd Burger piles cheese curds, bacon and queso on a pretzel bun. The Western adds onion rings and BBQ. None of that is drive-thru work.
The full burger lineup
Bally Beezer
$13.95
American & Swiss, sliced prime rib, bacon & BBQ on Texas toast with Beezer sauce.
Beezer
$11.95
American & Swiss on Texas toast with Beezer sauce.
Hamburger
$10.95
Lettuce, tomato, pickles.
Cheeseburger
$11.95
Lettuce, tomato, pickles.
Bacon Cheeseburger
$12.95
Lettuce, tomato, pickles.
Mushroom & Swiss Burger
$11.95
Cali Burger
$12.95
American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion.
Patty Melt
$11.95
Swiss & fried onions on rye with Thousand Island.
Western Burger
$13.95
Pepper-jack, onion rings, BBQ and bacon on a pretzel bun.
Curd Burger
$13.95
Cheese curds, bacon and queso on a pretzel bun.
BBQ Brisket Burger
$13.95
Fried onions, BBQ brisket and gouda on a pretzel bun.
Fire House Burger
$12.95
Pepper-jack, jalapeños and fajita blend on ciabatta.
The Great Steak Burger
$14.95
Sliced steak, pepper-jack and queso on a pretzel bun.
More than burgers in Merrill
Burgers are just one corner of the kitchen. Check the full menu for stone-oven pizza, broasted chicken, Friday fish fry, Saturday prime rib and the $10 weekday lunch baskets — or read the Merrill, WI restaurant guide.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get the best burger in Merrill, WI?
Ballyhoos at 124 N Prospect Street serves hand-pressed, fresh-ground pub burgers on Texas toast and pretzel buns — a step up from the fast-food options around Merrill. 5.0 stars on Google with reviews calling out the burgers.
What makes Ballyhoos burgers different from fast food?
Every patty is fresh-ground and hand-pressed in-house, then cooked to order on specialty bread — Texas toast for the Beezer, pretzel buns for the Curd Burger, Western and Great Steak, ciabatta for the Fire House. Fast food is frozen patties on standard buns; we're a real pub burger.
What's on the burger menu?
Thirteen burgers, from the classic Cheeseburger ($11.95) to the loaded Bally Beezer with sliced prime rib, bacon & BBQ on Texas toast ($13.95). Local favorites: Curd Burger (cheese curds, bacon, queso on a pretzel bun), BBQ Brisket Burger, and The Great Steak Burger with sliced steak.
Do you have an Impossible or veggie burger option?
Yes — substitute any burger for an Impossible patty. Add fries for $2.50 or cheesy fries for $3.99 to any burger.
How much do burgers cost at Ballyhoos?
Burgers range from $10.95 (classic Hamburger) to $14.95 (The Great Steak Burger). Most signature burgers are $12.95–$13.95.
Where else can I eat in Merrill, WI?
Ballyhoos is downtown Merrill's go-to for pub food — burgers, stone-oven pizza, broasted chicken, Friday fish fry and Saturday prime rib. For the full lineup, see the Restaurants in Merrill, WI guide.
Find us
124 North Prospect Street, Merrill, WI 54452